Shawcross began his football career with his local team, Buckley Town
FC, of the Cymru Alliance. Shawcross then joined the Manchester United FC Academy,
making appearances for the youth sides. He made one
solitary appearance in the full team when he played against Crewe
Alexandra FC in a League Cup clash. In January 2007, he joined Royal
Antwerp FC of Belgium on a six-month loan deal,
making 22 league appearances,
scoring three times. On his return to United, he was sent out again
on a six-month loan deal, on 3 August 2007, to Stoke City FC. The
loan deal was made permanent on 18 January 2008, when Shawcross was
allowed to sign for an initial £1m. Up until the end of 2012-13,
he has made 207 league appearances and scored sixteen goals.

Club honours

FA
Cup runners-up 2010-11;

Individual honours

PFA
Championship Team of the Year 2007-08;

Distinctions

None

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA
Yearbook [2009].

England Career

Player number

1192nd player
to appear for England (He entered the field of play twelve seconds
before Jenkinson)

Played for Wales national side on the basis of residence. Being
brought up and living in Flintshire.

Ryan Shawcross - Career Statistics

Squads

Apps

Comp.
Apps

Starts

Sub on

Sub off

Mins.

Goals

Goals
Av.min

Comp.
Goals

Capt.

Disc.

4

1

0

0

1

0

15

0

0
min

0

none

none

Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation.